grotesquely
In repulsive fashion
Grotesquely means in a manner that is distorted, bizarre, or repulsively ugly.
Physical deformity is the original sense: His face was grotesquely swollen.
The word extends to anything exaggerated beyond reason or taste: grotesquely overpaid executives, a grotesquely unfair system.
The adverb often signals moral judgment alongside visual distortion.
In a frightening manner
- freakishlyIn an abnormal manner
- bizarrelyIn a strange manner
- unnaturallyIn forced, inauthentic manner
- aberrantlyIn deviant manner
uncannily · otherworldly · eldritch · chimerical · preternatural · unearthly · surreally · weirdly
With unhealthy fixation
- ghoulishlyIn a death-obsessed way
- gruesomelyIn horrifying manner
- horrificallyIn a terrifying manner
- nightmarishlyIn terrifying dream fashion
ghastly · grisly · luridly · eerily · hauntingly · cadaverously · spectrally · sepulchrally
In nonsensical manner
- ludicrouslyIn a ridiculous manner
- ridiculouslyIn laughable excess
- farcicallyIn an absurd manner
- clownishlyIn a silly, foolish way
cartoonishly · buffoonishly · preposterously · comically · satirically · mockingly · parodically · outrageously
Abnormally or poorly formed
- deformedAbnormally shaped
- contortedTwisted unnaturally
- warpedBent out of true
- twistedWound around itself
disfigured · malformed · gnarled · mangled · disproportioned · bent · skewed · crumpled
Inflated beyond reasonable proportion
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- caricaturedDepicted with exaggerated features
overemphasized · inflated · bombastic · excessive · overdone · overwrought · flamboyant · grandiose
monstrously
In a frightening manner
- freakishlyIn an abnormal manner
- bizarrelyIn a strange manner
- unnaturallyIn forced, inauthentic manner
aberrantly · uncannily · otherworldly · eldritch · chimerical · preternatural · unearthly · surreally · weirdly · strangely
morbidly
With unhealthy fixation
- ghoulishlyIn a death-obsessed way
- gruesomelyIn horrifying manner
- horrificallyIn a terrifying manner
nightmarishly · ghastly · grisly · luridly · eerily · hauntingly · cadaverously · spectrally · sepulchrally · phantasmagorically
absurdly
In nonsensical manner
- ludicrouslyIn a ridiculous manner
- ridiculouslyIn laughable excess
- farcicallyIn an absurd manner
clownishly · cartoonishly · buffoonishly · preposterously · comically · satirically · mockingly · parodically · outrageously · laughably
misshapen
Abnormally or poorly formed
twisted · disfigured · malformed · gnarled · mangled · disproportioned · bent · skewed · crumpled · wrenched
overblown
Inflated beyond reasonable proportion
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
caricatured · overemphasized · inflated · bombastic · excessive · overdone · overwrought · flamboyant · grandiose · ostentatious
grotesquelybeautifully
In an attractive manner
attractively · prettily · handsomely · delightfully · adorably
grotesquelyharmoniously
In pleasing agreement
proportionately · elegantly · gracefully · symmetrically · tastefully
grotesquelynormally
In the usual manner
naturally · ordinarily · conventionally · appropriately · fittingly
- the grotesqueDisturbing aesthetic ugliness
- grotesque imageryDisturbing, distorted depictions
- grotesque charactersDisturbingly strange fictional beings
- grotesque figuresUgly ornamental sculptures
grotesque, grotesques, grotesquerie, grotesqueness, grotesquery